Tecra S3: battery fully discharged if it's off for one week

I´ve got a Tecra S3:
Intel® Centrino? Mobiltechnologie Intel® Pentium® M Prozessor 760
XP Pro/ 1024 DDR2/ 80GB/ 15.0" TFT/ DVD-Super-Multi(DL)/ Wi-Fi
Mostly I work with ac power. Only sometimes I need the battery.
But when I use the battery, discharge it fully.
After that the battery is charged over night.
When my S3 is off for one week,
my battery is fully discharged and the S3 needs ac power.
Is that normal?
Why is my battery fully discharged
if the S3 is off for only one week.

Hi
The fact is that battery looses the energy also if the notebook is disabled.
Im not sure about the time and how long should it takes.
The same thing happens on my old Satellite A50.
I thing it depends from the battery performance and how old the battery is.

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